Night train route
Raja Tehran–Bandar Abbas
Tehran → Bandar Abbas · Iran
One of Iran’s longest single-train rides: ~1,290 km across the central desert past Yazd to the Strait of Hormuz, completed when the Bafq link opened in 1995.
How this line was checked
- The 408 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 8276442 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 95.8% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 23 m); the longest stretch away from it is 11.5 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: RAJA Passenger Trains — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Raja Tehran–Bandar Abbas?
The Raja Tehran–Bandar Abbas runs 1,286 km from Tehran to Bandar Abbas.
How long does the Raja Tehran–Bandar Abbas take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 20 h for the 1,286 km. That is an average of 64 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Raja Tehran–Bandar Abbas?
Raja and Iranian Railways (RAI), with Raja long-distance sleeper.
How old is the Raja Tehran–Bandar Abbas?
The line has been in service since 1995. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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